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Back to SearchNov. 16, 2022: House Republicans to watch if McCarthy falls short
Episode 1487
You’ve heard allies of Rep. Kevin McCarthy say it a gazillion times — and they’ll say it another gazillion times over before the House speaker vote i…
3 years, 3 months ago
Nov. 15, 2022: Trump and McCarthy try to fend off a GOP revolt
Episode 1486
As the Republican Party wrestles with whether it should stick with its three current leaders — Donald Trump, Kevin McCarthy and Mitch McConnell — tod…
3 years, 3 months ago
Nov. 14, 2022: Get ready for a bonkers week in politics
Episode 1485
For Republicans, Festivus comes early this year. In fact, it starts today at 4:30 p.m.
That’s when House Republicans kick off their candidate forum fo…
3 years, 3 months ago
Nov. 10, 2022: Déjà vu for Kevin McCarthy
Episode 1483
When John Boehner suddenly retired in 2015, members of the House Freedom Caucus showed up at speaker-in-waiting Kevin McCarthy’s office with a list o…
3 years, 3 months ago
Nov. 9, 2022: How Biden and Trump squelched the red wave
Episode 1482
Let’s start with Joe Biden.
A midterm is a referendum on the president. By all historic measures, voters should have handed Biden’s party a massive r…
3 years, 3 months ago
Nov. 8, 2022: Bidenworld makes peace with the midterms
Episode 1481
Every ad has been cut. Every speech has been delivered. Every poll has been taken. And now we wait for the voters to decide.
Needless to say, the sta…
3 years, 3 months ago
Nov. 7, 2022: Is it a wave?
Episode 1480
We’re truly in the home stretch with one day to go until Election Day. That means we are running out of precious time to deploy our favorite campaign…
3 years, 3 months ago
Nov. 4, 2022: Inside Oprah's big Senate endorsement
Episode 1479
Oprah Winfrey endorsed Democrat John Fetterman in the ultratight Pennsylvania Senate race during a virtual GOTV event Thursday night. More than just…
3 years, 3 months ago
Nov. 2, 2022: Breaking down 2022’s closing arguments
Episode 1477
There are just six days left in this chaotic midterm, which means campaigns around the country are readying their final pitches for voters.
Candidate…
3 years, 4 months ago
Nov. 1, 2022: The troubling future of political violence in America
Episode 1476
Even though it was Halloween, two political extremists were unmasked yesterday, one on each coast.
What they said tells us a lot about the future of p…
3 years, 4 months ago